{"id":304656,"date":"2024-01-05T12:42:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T18:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=304656"},"modified":"2024-01-04T17:38:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T23:38:52","slug":"planned-parenthood-partners-massachusetts-colleges-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-partners-massachusetts-colleges-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts colleges partner with Planned Parenthood for ‘abortion readiness’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A law requiring public college campuses<\/a> to dispense abortion pills in Massachusetts has taken effect, with Planned Parenthood stepping in to partner with several universities.<\/p>\n

The College Fix reported<\/a> that Ann Scales, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, confirmed that all 29 public institutions have sent in their “abortion readiness” plans as required by law. Last November, Governor Maura Healey\u2019s administration created an abortion “toolkit” with help from Reproductive Equity Now.<\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood is specifically mentioned<\/a> in the legislation as an organization to partner with in implementing the law. Several schools \u2014 Fitchburg State University and Holyoke Community College \u2014 have confirmed that they are working with Planned Parenthood in some capacity.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only do these drugs kill a preborn child, but due to their extensive negative ramifications, they also jeopardize female students\u2019 health, safety, and fertility,\u201d Megan Cawley, a Students For Life of America regional coordinator for the New England region, told the College Fix. \u201cCollege campuses, and the state as a whole, should be doing more for young women, not less. These new \u2018abortion readiness plans\u2019 are clearly showing that the abortion lobby isn\u2019t really interested in women\u2019s wellbeing. They\u2019re just interested in abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n